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skull-collecting ant

skull-collecting ant noun: formica archboldi, a kind of ant that hunts trap-jaw ants and takes their severed heads back to its nest.

Noun

skull-collecting ant

  1. (informal) Formica archboldi, a kind of ant that hunts trap-jaw ants and takes their severed heads back to its nest.

Origin of skull-collecting ant

From skull + collecting + ant.

Questions about skull-collecting ant

What does skull-collecting ant mean?
Skull-collecting ant means formica archboldi, a kind of ant that hunts trap-jaw ants and takes their severed heads back to its nest.
What part of speech is skull-collecting ant?
Skull-collecting ant is a noun.

Words near skull-collecting ant in the dictionary

  1. skull splitter
  2. Skull Valley
  3. skull-and-crossbones
  4. skull-cap
  5. skull-caps
  6. skull-collecting ant
  7. skull-fuck
  8. skull-fucked
  9. skull-fucking
  10. skull-fucks
  11. skull-like

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